Life by Misadventure

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Life by Misadventure
Rag'n'Bone Man - Life by Misadventure.png
Studio album by
Rag'n'Bone Man
Released7 May 2021
Length54:13
Label Columbia
Producer
Rag'n'Bone Man chronology
Human
(2017)		Life by Misadventure
(2021)
Singles from Life by Misadventure
  1. "All You Ever Wanted"
    Released: 29 January 2021
  2. "Anywhere Away from Here"
    Released: 9 April 2021

Life by Misadventure is the second studio album by British singer and songwriter Rag'n'Bone Man. It was released on 7 May 2021 through Columbia Records and was preceded by two singles: "All You Ever Wanted" and "Anywhere Away from Here", a duet with American singer Pink. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with sales of 42,000, including 33,000 on physical formats, making it the fastest-selling album by a solo artist in 2021. [1] The album serves as a follow-up to his 2017 album Human.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.3/10 [2]
Metacritic 62/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 7/10 [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Line of Best Fit 6/10 [7]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Life by Misadventure has been given a Metacritic score of 62 based on eight reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3] In a positive review, Clash's Josh Abraham noted that the "production is driven by a Motown style". However, it is not "afraid to get deep with a ballad or two". [4] Kate Brayden at Hot Press opined that "Graham felt the need to maintain a safety net for the work, which has little experimentation" but still complimented his "unmatched vintage-meets-modern vocal talent". [10] Narzra Ahmed of Line of Best Fit concluded that while "the first half of the album holds itself together so well", "the second half passes with little to no note". [7] According to El Hunt at NME , "an artist obsessed with the idea of authenticity" is a trap Graham fell right into with the album. [9]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Rag'n'Bone Man, Ben Jackson-Cook and Mike Elizondo, except for "Old Habits", which was produced without Elizondo.

Life by Misadventure [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fireflies"
3:18
2."Breath in Me"
2:55
3."Fall in Love Again"
  • Graham
  • Jackson-Cook
2:42
4."Talking to Myself"
3:59
5."Anywhere Away from Here" (with Pink)
3:59
6."Alone"
  • Graham
  • Bill Banwell
  • Jackson-Cook
4:36
7."Crossfire"
  • Graham
  • Banwell
  • Jackson-Cook
3:39
8."All You Ever Wanted"
3:07
9."Changing of the Guard"
  • Graham
  • Aldred
  • Crew
  • Priddy
  • Jackson-Cook
3:26
10."Somewhere Along the Way"
4:17
11."Time Will Only Tell"
  • Graham
  • McLaughlin
  • Jackson-Cook
2:56
12."Lightyears"
3:13
13."Party's Over"
  • Graham
  • Aldred
  • Crew
  • Priddy
  • Jackson-Cook
3:40
14."Old Habits"Graham4:27
15."Anywhere Away from Here" (solo version)
  • Graham
  • Jackson-Cook
  • Priddy
  • Crew
  • Aldred
3:59
Total length:54:13

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] Gold100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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